Egypt women's national football team

The Egypt women's national football team (), nicknamed "Female Pharaohs", represents Egypt in international women's football. It is managed by the Egyptian Football Association, the governing body of football in the country.

Like most African nations, women's football in Egypt has lacked development and big fame, whereas the men's team is one of the continent's most established football powers, and is the most African decorated team.

History The team had an agonizing start, losing 17–0 to Russia in a 1993 unofficial friendly. An unimpressed correspondent in the Egyptian Mail newspaper wrote of the players:

After some development, the Cleopatras made their official debut in the 1998 African Championship after beating Uganda in the qualifying round. They lost all three group-stage matches, scoring a total of two goals.

In 2012 they made their fourth appearance in the African Championship's qualifiers. They were knocked out by Ethiopia.

Egypt qualified for the 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations after beating Ivory Coast which was considered an upset as Ivory Coast had competed in the 2015 Women's World Cup. At the tournament, Egypt lost 2–0 to Cameroon and 5–0 to South Africa but were able to snatch their first victory against Zimbabwe thanks to a goal by Salma Tarik.

Egypt did not enter the qualification rounds to the 2019 World Cup nor the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. The team failed to qualify for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

As of 21 August 2023, the team was ranked 88th in the world by FIFA.

Team image

Nicknames The Egypt women's national football team has officially been known or nicknamed as the "Female Pharaohs" ().

Home stadium Egypt plays their home matches on the Cairo International Stadium.

Overall competitive record Competition Stage Opponent Result Position Scorers 1998 African Championship qualifying Single round 1–1 1–0 1998 African Championship First round 1–41–40–6 4 / 4 2000 African Championship qualifying Single round 3–4 1–1 2006 African Championship qualifying First round Walkover Second round 0–1 0–3 2008 African Championship qualifying First round Withdrew 2009 North African Tournament Single round 2–61–1 3 / 3 2010 African Championship qualifying First round Withdrew 2012 African Championship qualifying First round 4–2 0–4 Atia (2), Tarek, Abd El-Hafiz 2014 African Championship qualifying First round 0–3, 2–2 Tarek 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations First round 2–0 3 / 4 Onguéné, Manie 0–1 Tarik 5–0 Mgcoyi, Vilakazi, Jane, Seoposenwe, Motlhalo

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

2025

2026

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff : Position Name Ref. Head coach Mohamed Kamal

Manager history

Mohamed Mostafa Abdelhamid(20xx–2024) Ahmed Ramadhan(2025–present)

Players

Current squad The following players were called up for the 2026 WAFCON matches from 26 July through 16 August 2026. .

Recent call-ups The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. SUS Player is serving a suspension. WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.

Previous squads Africa Women Cup of Nations

2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations squad 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations squads

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup recordYearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD 1991Did Not Enter 1995 1999Did not qualify 2003Did Not Enter 2007Did not qualify 2011Did Not Enter 2015Did not qualify 2019 2027To be determined 2035To be determinedTotal0/10------- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games Summer Olympics recordYearResult* 1996 to 2020did not exist 2024did not qualify Total0/80000000 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations Africa Women Cup of Nations recordYearRoundGPWDLGSGAGD 1991Did Not Enter 1995 1998Group Stage3003214−12 2000Did not qualify 2002Did Not Enter 2004 2006Did not qualify 2008Did Not Enter 2010 2012Did not qualify 2014 2016Group Stage310217−6 2018Did Not Enter 2020Cancelled 2022Did not qualify 2024Did not qualify 2026Group Stage3003315−12TotalGroup Stage9108636−30

UNAF Women's Tournament UNAF Women's Tournament recordAppearances: 2YearRoundPosition 2009Third place3rd201137−4 2020WithdrewTotalWinner1/2201137−4

Arab Women's Championship

Arab Women's Championship recordAppearances: 1YearRoundPosition 2006Fourth4th5302207+13 2021Third3rd 4 21 1 18 7+11TotalThird 2/2104333312+21

Head-to-head record Key

The following table shows Bahrain' all-time official international record per opponent: OpponentConfederation512225-320.00CAF100102-200.00CAF100114-300.00CAF210146-250.00CAF201114-300.00CAF100101-100.00AFC1100150+15100.00AFC210122050.00CAF10424810-240.00AFC210111050.00CAF220091+8100.00AFC2200120+12100.00CAF5005418-1400.00CAF100106-600.00CAF2200130+13100.00AFC201145-100.00CAF211021+150.00AFC200218-700.00CAF1100100+10100.00AFC110060+6100.00AFC102261225-1316.67CAF431072+575.00CAF200202-200.00CAF521288040.00CAFTotal68251132122111+1136.76— Last updated: Egypt vs Jordan, 10 October 2022.

See also

Sport in Egypt Football in Egypt Women's football in Egypt Muslim women in sport Women's association football Egypt national football team Egypt women's national under-20 football team Egypt women's national under-17 football team

References

External links Official website FIFA profile